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Bring Top-Notch Education Straight to Your Office

Offering educational opportunities and assistance creates more satisfied and engaged employees and ultimately improves the quality of the workforce.

Through the Knowledge Now speakers bureau, faculty from the University of Kansas Edwards Campus (KUEC) offer high-quality, onsite learning and professional development for employers in the Greater Kansas City metro area. In support of KUEC's ongoing efforts to address diverse workforce, economic and community needs, this robust speakers bureau offers training and education programs on applicable topics such as the following:

Leadership, Communication and Interpersonal Skills

Communication in Action: Best Practices for Team Discussion and Decision-Making

Ethics, Policy and Regulation

Negotiating Hierarchy: Recognizing and Managing Ageism, Classism and Rankism in the Workplace

Project Management

Using Earned Value on Real Projects

Bringing Metrics to Project Management

A Primer on Program Management

Engineering

Recent Research into the Behavior of Pitched Wood Diaphragms (They don’t do what you think!)

Structural Issues in Building Envelope Systems

Cross-Laminated Timber – Material of the Present or Future?

Case Study: Four Story Assisted Living Facility Alleges Unacceptable Design and Construction Defects – What Can We Learn?

Data Analytics and IT

IT Project Structures

Biotechnology

Vaccine Timing: Why wait Until 12-18 Months for That First MMR Shot?

Adaptive Immunity: Why Vaccines Work and Why We’ll Never Have One Against the Common Cold

Nature, Nurture and the Immune System: We’re Born With Nothin’ but Our Genes

Environmental Assessment

Bathymetric and Sediment Studies of Siltation in Kansas Reservoirs

Compost as a Soil Amendment for Soil Remediation and Reestablishment of Native Vegetation

Remote Sensing

Environmental Law & Policy under the Trump Administration

Your first Knowledge Now session is complimentary if you meet the minimum qualified attendance requirement.

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“A big thank you to the KU Edwards Campus for offering Knowledge Now sessions for our IT and engineering Garmin associates! Professors Tim Johnson and Hossein Saiedian presented on topics that were tailored to enhance the knowledge of our associates in their respective fields. The sessions were well-received, and associates have asked for more as they have been extremely informative and resourceful.”

“We have hosted several onsite Knowledge Now sessions and have heard nothing but positive feedback! The length of time is perfect to engage busy employees, and the topics are relevant and informative. From effective meetings to project management, KU covers subjects that are widely applicable. From a training and development standpoint, I will continue to utilize KU Edwards as an excellent resource for SPX!”